Contents contributed and discussions participated by Ruth Cuadra - Future of Museums

2013: The Year 'the Stream' Crested - The Atlantic - 0 views

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Ruth Cuadra on 20 Dec 13

The Stream has been the organizing metaphor for the web for the past several years. It flourished on "nowness". Now there's too much flowing at us and people are pulling back/away.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Stream has been the organizing metaphor for the web for the past several years. It flourished on "nowness". Now there's too much flowing at us and people are pulling back/away. </div>

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Four Keys to Thinking About the Future - Harvard Business Review - 0 views

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CAMLF future thinking

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Ruth Cuadra on 19 Dec 13

Wonderful article...the four keys are (1) Enhance your power of observation (2) Appreciate the value of being (a little) antisocial (3) Study history (4) Learn to deal with ambiguity Includes recommended reading that sound very interesting.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Wonderful article...the four keys are (1) Enhance your power of observation (2) Appreciate the value of being (a little) antisocial (3) Study history (4) Learn to deal with ambiguity Includes recommended reading that sound very interesting.</div>

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Neuroscience based music service helps you workl - 0 views

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CAMLF technology music neuroscience focus work

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 17 Dec 13 - No Cached

is a new neuroscience based music service that helps you focus, reduce distractions and retain information when working, studying, writing and reading. The technology is based on hard science and proven to be extremely effective at extending your attention span.
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Ruth Cuadra on 17 Dec 13

focus@will is a new neuroscience based music service that helps you focus, reduce distractions and retain information when working, studying, writing and reading. The technology is based on hard science and proven to be extremely effective at extending your attention span.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">focus@will is a new neuroscience based music service that helps you focus, reduce distractions and retain information when working, studying, writing and reading. The technology is based on hard science and proven to be extremely effective at extending your attention span.</div>

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Compound Made from Plastic Bottles Kills Drug-Resistant Fungus - 0 views

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CAMLF medicine recycling technology research

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 14 Dec 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 14 Dec 13

Converting solid waste (plastic bottles) to a cure for drug-resistant fungus -- is this not a win-win for the world??

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Converting solid waste (plastic bottles) to a cure for drug-resistant fungus -- is this not a win-win for the world??</div>

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First Lasing Nanofibres Open the Way for Cheap, Soft Laser Textiles - 0 views

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CAMLF technology laser textiles

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Ruth Cuadra on 14 Dec 13

The work opens the way to the manufacture of laser textiles, entire sheets of material that emit light using the process of stimulated emission.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The work opens the way to the manufacture of laser textiles, entire sheets of material that emit light using the process of stimulated emission.</div>

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How Remote Places Can Get Cellular Coverage by Doing It Themselves - 0 views

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CAMLF cellular communications remote model

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Parasite Tent Pods: Vertical Urban Wall Homes for Homeless - 0 views

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CAMLF architecture housing urbanism

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Ruth Cuadra on 12 Dec 13

Each pod relies on another structure to provide them a place to sit and provides a private space for one person.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Each pod relies on another structure to provide them a place to sit and provides a private space for one person.</div>

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Reflection vs. Collection: A New Report Looks at the Effect of Picture-Taking on Rememb... - 0 views

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CAMLF memory photography

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Ruth Cuadra on 12 Dec 13

1. Participants were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed compared to those they had only observed 2. Participants weren't able to answer as many questions about the objects' visual details for those objects they had photographed

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. Participants were less accurate in recognizing the objects they had photographed compared to those they had only observed 2. Participants weren't able to answer as many questions about the objects' visual details for those objects they had photographed</div>

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The demand for food is expected to increase by 100 percent by 2025 - 0 views

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CAMLF food demands agriculture

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 12 Dec 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 12 Dec 13

Intensive farming methods should be used to meet this increased demand for food; however, most agricultural systems can be negatively affected by certain environmental conditions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Intensive farming methods should be used to meet this increased demand for food; however, most agricultural systems can be negatively affected by certain environmental conditions.</div>

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Do libraries matter? 94 percent of Americans say libraries make life better - 1 views

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CAMLF libraries

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Animal DNA and Mars kits: Welcome to the 99¢ store of the future - 0 views

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CAMLF crowdsourcing futuring products

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 11 Dec 13

The world according to the Extrapolation Factory, a group of New York designers using a mixture of expert reports and crowd-sourcing to create products anywhere from 10 to 10,000 years in the future.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The world according to the Extrapolation Factory, a group of New York designers using a mixture of expert reports and crowd-sourcing to create products anywhere from 10 to 10,000 years in the future.</div>

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Number of People Living in Cities Will Double by 2050 | TIME.com - 0 views

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CAMLF demographics cities

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 11 Dec 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 11 Dec 13

About 3.5 billion people across the globe live already live in cities - and the director of the United Nation's Human Settlement Program says that population will grow by 2.5 to 3 billion people by 2050.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">About 3.5 billion people across the globe live already live in cities - and the director of the United Nation's Human Settlement Program says that population will grow by 2.5 to 3 billion people by 2050.</div>

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Communities can take back their town with pop-up museums in vacant spaces - 1 views

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CAMLF pop-up communities

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Ruth Cuadra on 08 Dec 13

THE HERITAGE COUNCIL is hosting workshop to teach communities how to create a pop-up museum in vacant spaces to inject life back into their towns and draw in the tourists.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">THE HERITAGE COUNCIL is hosting workshop to teach communities how to create a pop-up museum in vacant spaces to inject life back into their towns and draw in the tourists.</div>

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How To Create A Productivity-Enhancing Office Space - 1 views

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CAMLF office space productivity

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 08 Dec 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 08 Dec 13

moveable furniture...small spaces for thinking...areas that promote collaboration...lighting...silents...plants

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">moveable furniture...small spaces for thinking...areas that promote collaboration...lighting...silents...plants</div>

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Be Part of the Australasian Coalescing of Placemaking as a Social Movement! - 0 views

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CAMLF public+space placemaking

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Ruth Cuadra on 06 Dec 13

Placemaking is becoming a major social movement, from big cities to small towns all across the globe

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Placemaking is becoming a major social movement, from big cities to small towns all across the globe</div>

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The Social Life of CitiBike Stations - 0 views

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CAMLF public+space third+place

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Ruth Cuadra on 06 Dec 13

They're natural conversation-starters, attract a stream of diverse users at all times of day & night, and act as casual landmarks that concentrate activity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">They're natural conversation-starters, attract a stream of diverse users at all times of day & night, and act as casual landmarks that concentrate activity. </div>

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Engaging Matters | Want-Need: "Them"? - 1 views

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CAMLF wants-needs

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Ruth Cuadra on 06 Dec 13

The temptation to label what we want the public to need (from the arts) as needs is a nearly insurmountable one. How do we keep our perspective?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The temptation to label what we want the public to need (from the arts) as needs is a nearly insurmountable one. How do we keep our perspective?</div>

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China Loosens One-Child Policy | Planetizen: The Urban Planning, Design, and Developmen... - 0 views

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CAMLF Demographics labor

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13

The Communist Party announced changes to their one-child policy to allow urban couple to have two children is both parents are only-children. China's population is aging rapidly and they face looming labor shortages before they can get a firm foothold on prosperity.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Communist Party announced changes to their one-child policy to allow urban couple to have two children is both parents are only-children. China's population is aging rapidly and they face looming labor shortages before they can get a firm foothold on prosperity.</div>

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Global Insurance Firms offer Resiliency Tools to Climate Risk Cities | Planetizen: The ... - 0 views

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CAMLF insurance urban+planning climate planning

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13

A report aims to find a common global method for evaluating and addressing climate risk in response to the increasing frequency of catastrophic storms to use by cities in their redevelopment processes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A report aims to find a common global method for evaluating and addressing climate risk in response to the increasing frequency of catastrophic storms to use by cities in their redevelopment processes.</div>

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How Social Robotics is Revolutionising Therapy for Autistic Children - 0 views

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CAMLF technology robotics therapy autism social

shared by Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13 - No Cached

Ruth Cuadra on 24 Nov 13

Social robots are simpler to interact with than humans, can repeat games with infinite patience and record the data for further study. Applications with Alzheimer patients too?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Social robots are simpler to interact with than humans, can repeat games with infinite patience and record the data for further study. Applications with Alzheimer patients too?</div>

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